Seated portrait of the priest Ganjin鑑真和上坐像
Portrait of a monk
- Date
- c. 763
- Location
- Miei-dō, Tōshōdai-ji, Nara Map
- Designation
- National Treasure
- Material
- Dry lacquer over a hemp-cloth core; hands of wood
- Dimensions
- 80.1 cm high
Viewing
It cannot normally be seen; it is shown only on the days below.
- Opened in the Miei-dō for three days, 5–7 June, around the founder's memorial (Ganjin died on 6 June).Next 5 June – 7 June 2027source: Wikipedia
Dates change. Always check the temple's own announcement before you travel.
About the photograph
- License
- Public domain
- Photograph
- 今泉篤男ほか
- Source
- 1952年『日本の彫刻4 天平時代』美術出版社 所収
Facts drawn from: 唐招提寺 (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
No English title is published by the holder; a conventional English rendering is used here.